Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Remember Your Spiritual Roots October 8, 2025 Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. ~ Ephesians 3:17b NLT ~ "Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong." (Ephesians 3:17 NLT) With little roots, Tom sold most of his belongings and headed ou ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR An Offering of Thanksgiving October 6, 2025 ...in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thess 52:18 NASB ~ Written October 2024 The Bible talks about a "sacrifice of thanksgiving": "He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who sets his way  ...Continue Reading

Welcome ToTHE ILLUSTRATORDon't Keep ScoreOctober 5, 2025Freely you have received; freely give.~ Mattnew 10:8b NIV ~   "Freely you have received; freely give." (Matthew 10:8b NIV) I had a friend and neighbor once who was a real “score keeper.” She had grown up learning: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” Every favor or act of kindness done to her then had to be paid for either in cash or in kind. Once when I mowed her lawn and forgot to tell her when I was done she followed ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Five Minutes Can Make a Difference October 3, 2025 Pray constantly that you will have the strength and wits to make it through everything that's coming and end up on your feet before the Son of Man. ~ Luke 21:36 MSG ~ Classic Illustrator "Pray constantly that you will have the strength and wits to make it through everything that's coming and end up on your ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Donkey October 1, 2025 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives... ~ Galatians 5:16a NLT ~ "So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the o ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Power of the Tongue September 29, 2025 The tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. ~ James 3:5a ESV ~ "If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man .... The tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Seeds of Faith September 28, 2025 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field... will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? ~ Matthew 62:28b NIV ~ My wife, Diane, loves plants, both indoor and outdoor varieties. We have flower pots scattered throughout our home, and even now on my back patio table, there are no fewer than 8 pots sitting on top with everyth ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR The Glasses September 26, 2025 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! ~ Romans 7:25 NIV ~ Written September 2024 I wish I could say I adjusted to my new care home very well; but it would be a serious deviance from the truth. I understood that because of the severity of my deme ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Fingerprints September 24, 2025 So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light. ~ Romans 13:12b ESV ~ "The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarrelling and je ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Worrying LESS Is BEST September 22, 2025 Who of you by worrying can add a single day to your life? ~ Luke 12:25a NIV ~ If you worry too much like me, then you know how crippling that can be to your well-being and happiness. And, even though I’m fully aware of Jesus telling me not to worry, as taught in Luke 12:25: “Who of you by worrying can add a single day to your l ...Continue Reading